Legal Opinion
Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 2, 1954PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
After the decision in Caputo v. Board of Appeals of Somerville, 330 Mass. 107, an amendment of the plaintiff’s bill was allowed on April 17, 1953. The amendment set forth that on September 11, 1952, the board of aldermen purported to change the area in which the plaintiff’s land is situated from an Industrial A to a Residence B zoning district, which change was approved by the mayor on September 22, 1952. The amendment added a prayer that the change be declared invalid. The authority to enact a zoning ordinance is derived from G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, §§ 25-30B, as appearing in St. 1933, c.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wakefield v. KraftCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Barney & Carey Co. v. Town of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Caputo v. Board of Appeals of SomervilleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Whittemore v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- 2700 Irving Park Bldg. Corp. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Lanner v. Board of Appeal of TewksburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Atherton v. Selectmen of BourneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Gem Properties, Inc. v. Board of Appeals of MiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Building Inspector of Falmouth v. GingrassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- McHugh v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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